The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-09
The Y. l.. M. B. will give a valentine social
at the residence of j. w. Ball, next Monday
evening. Everybody will be welcome.

evening. Everybody will be welcome.
County Clerk Myers has procured new
official seal, which he uses with great dignity
when he is perched on that new revolving
high-chair.
We understand that Rev. w. G. Burns,
formerly pastor of the Free Baptist church
in this village, has accepted call to preside
over congregation at Stanton, in this state.
Paw Paw Grange will hold a cake and
coffee social at Grange Hall, Friday evening,
February 11th. Literary exercises to consist
of music, essays, recitations and select read
ing.
G. w. Olds OF Chicago, has been here buy
ing good horses. He purchased one of Bill
Phillips. one of M. Wells and another of
Under Sheriff McCabe. For the latter he
gave 5000.
Ths Decatur Republican processes to be
we'll satisfied with it's newly adopted plan of
pay in advance III every case. The NORTH
ERNER hopes it may meet with that degree of
success that SO good paper deserves.
The Paw Paw river is just booming.
Farms are overnowed and the food is still
increasing. The storm appears to be ended
and we are once more treated to the bright
sunshine, welcome but unusual spectacle.
Mrs. Daniels, formerly Mrs. Comstock,
widow of the late Judge Comstock of this
village died last Friday after lingering ill
ness of several months. The deceased had
many friends in this place who will be sorry
to learn of her death.
The second day of February was Candle
mas day. The sun did not show its face and
so, we suppose, the little ground hog is
wandering around in the forest instead of
returning to its winter quarters, and an early
spring IL assured.
We are under obligations to our Lawton
correspondent for his article in reference to
the death of Judge Lawton but, az we had
already received an account of the sad affair,
which was in type before his letter came to
hand, we did not need to use it.
Col. Hawkins thinks he has the advantage
of most people in regard to party-going.
He says, "When they have an old folks party
they invite me and my wife, and when they
have young peoples party, they invite my
wife and me-" The Col. has an eye to
business.
The Disciple church was crowded last
lecture delivered by Mrs. Boies, agent of the
Michigan w. G. L. u. The lady is q
pleasant but not forcible speaker. The
address was interesting and was listened to
very intently.
The columns of the NoRTHEnNRR are open
from now until the spring election for con-
else, bipartisan articles on the prohibition
question. They should be handed in as soon
ss Saturday morning. OF course we reserve
the right 20 decline any articN we do not
deem it advisable to publish
The postofice at Paw Paw, Mich, has q
postmistress who, although she il forty nine,
is said To be pretty as a picture.-ISt. Louis
| Post Dispatch. Wonder which one il is,
Amanda or Nora? We knew they were both
good lockers, but didn't suppose either one
had reached that advanced age. Wonder
how folks found it out, anyhow?
Delegate Mason reports a very interesting
session of the grand lodge. A. o. L. W., at
Detroit. AS mutual benefit association. no
organization stands higher. Each member
has an absolute insurance of $1,000 which
| is dllodys promptly paid. We have been a
member of the association for the past ten
years, and the cost of insurance has ranged
| from six dollars to eight dollars and halt
per thousand.
Elder Fish, pastor of the First Baptist
church, has the agency Of desirable and
elegant work, History of the Baptists, by
| Thomas Armitage, ID. ID. 1t is work OF
more than 900 pages and contains 175
illustrations The book is a complete history
of the Baptist denomination written in o
popular but scholarly manner. The sub
scription price is from five to ten dollars
according TO style of binding.
One third of the cases on the calendar oi
the Van Buren, circuit at its recent session
we're for forgery, while a large per cent oi
the others were divorce cases.--DODdgid,
Republican,. Oh, give Us a rest! You are
worse than the Times man. There wasn't 8
forgery case on the calendar, except one cas-,
of an alleged uttering of forged instrument
We plead guilty to the divorce business, bu
our people are not forgers nor counterfeiters
The funeral of the late Judge Lawton viii
be held at the Methodist church in Lawton
on Friday, at one O'Clock p m. A specis
train will be run back to Paw Paw after tn,
obsequies. Rev. H. w. Harvey will conduc
the services in behalf of the q. A. r. Tn,
masonic fraternity will also participate in th
exercises. The ceremonies of that order vii
be in charge of A. II. Palmer Esq. B.
request of the family and according TO tn
often expressed wish of the deceased, tn
members of his old company will occupy tn
place of honor at the last sad rites.
Van Buren, county is becoming famous 70
it's good horses and many fine animals, bot
roadsters and draft horses, have heretofor
been taken hence by men from abroad VIII
were in search Of fine stock. Judge Hiltoi
was the owner of young Wilkes stallion
and, for some time past, had been negotiating
with DR.. o. j. Evans of Minneapolis, for il
purchase and sale. Dr. Evans WAS here
few days since and bought the animal, pay
ing the round sum of one thousand dollar
therefor. He also bought John Van Kirk
mare for six hundred dollars and two othe
young mares, one from Wilber Babcocl
the other from G. w. Young, paying thre
hundred dollars apiece for them. IL pey
to raise good stock. All the above horse
we're of the Wilkes blood
At it's recent adjourned annual meetin,
the Van Buren, County Agricultural Societ
instructed it's officers to convey the fairgroun
to Capt. Ed. Smith, the MORTGAGE. Th
was about all the old society could do in th
premises. A public meeting has been calle
. at Maynard's Hall next Saturday, at on
o'clock p. m, TO consider the feasibility c